(500) Days of Summer, 2009. Directed by Marc Webb. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Chloë Grace Moretz, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler and Clark Gregg. SYNOPSIS: Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn’t. (500) Days of Summer is a nice little film I recommend to all my friends simply by calling it ‘a […]

The Paperboy, 2012. Written and Directed by Lee Daniels.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, John Cusack, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn and Macy Gray. SYNOPSIS: Tipped off by the enigmatic Charlotte (Nicole Kidman) that a local loner on death row (John Cusack) has been framed for the murder of the corrupt sheriff, they see a […]

Welcome to the Punch, 2013. Written and Directed by Eran Creevy.Starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, David Morrissey, Jason Flemyng, Peter Mullan, Johnny Harris and Daniel Mays. SYNOPSIS: A police officer with physical and mental scars is forced to confront his past pain as well as corruption in his city when the criminal who […]

Evil Dead, 2013. Directed Fede Alvarez.Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore. SYNOPSIS: Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. “Dying wouldn’t be so bad right now, I […]

The Tall Man, 2012. Directed by Pascal Laugier.Starring Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, Jakob Davies, William B. Davis and Samantha Ferris. SYNOPSIS: After her child is abducted a mother sets out to discover the truth behind The Tall Man, a local myth believed to be responsible for a wave of kidnappings. Following the brilliant-but-harrowing […]

Michael H – Profession: Director, 2013. Directed byYves Montmayeur. Starring Michael Haneke, Juliette Binoche, Beatrice Dalle, Jean-Louise Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert. SYNOPSIS: A documentary chronicling the career of film director Michael Haneke. Through the use of previously unseen footage and interviews with him and the actors who have worked with him, a picture […]

Welcome to the Punch, 2013. Written and Directed by Eran Creevy.Starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, David Morrissey, Jason Flemyng, Peter Mullan, Johnny Harris and Daniel Mays. SYNOPSIS: Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective […]

Alps, 2011. Directed by Giogos Lanthimos.Starring Stavros Psyllakis, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris, Ariane Labed and Aggeliki Papoulia. SYNOPSIS: A group of people who call themselves Alps impersonate the recently deceased so they can provide comfort to the mourners. After his breakout film Dogtooth, director Yorgos Lanthimos widens the weird scope from a single family to […]

Side Effects, 2013. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.Starring Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones. SYNOPSIS: A woman suffering from depression has a number of disturbing side effects from a new prescription drug. It will be hard to discuss this film as I really want to without giving away some major spoilers including some […]

Nature Calls, 2012. Written and Directed by Todd Rohal.Starring Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle and Patrice O’Neal. SYNOPSIS: Polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk’s son’s sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember. When it comes to […]